Uplifting content producer Humans Of New York posted their latest New York human this week, a distraught-looking young teen who told photographer Brandon Stanton, "I'm homosexual and I'm afraid about what my future will be and that people won't like me."
The post was initially taken down (for unclear reasons) by Facebook: "Seems that Facebook removed the young man’s brave statement and is now preventing me from uploading any further photos. I’m hoping it was a mistake," Stanton said in a statement. But it was put back up in the last 24 hours, just in time for "Hillary Clinton" to make a very supportive and sweet comment on the status.
— Kristina Schake (@kristina_schake) July 3, 2015
"Clinton" wrote: "Prediction from a grown-up: Your future is going to be amazing. You will surprise yourself with what you’re capable of and the incredible things you go on to do. Find the people who love and believe in you—there will be lots of them."
Clinton has been a strong advocate for the LGBT community in recent years, labasting Republican opponents during her 2016 presidential campaign launch for turning "their backs on gay people who love each other." However, Clinton has also been criticized for opposing gay marriage as recently as 2013, long after a majority of Americans held "a more gay-friendly position." NPR host Terry Gross had a "heated" exchange with Clinton about her evolving views of the issue last year.
